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Capitol Rioter Who Menaced Sen. Chuck Schumer Gets 55-Month Prison Term

HeadlineAug 30, 2022

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has sentenced 40-year-old Joshua Pruitt to 55 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release over his role in the Capitol insurrection. Pruitt is an aspiring member of the far-right Proud Boys organization who was among the first to push past police lines and into the Capitol crypt on January 6, 2021. Prosecutors say Pruitt came face to face with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during the attack on Congress. Video of the incident shows Schumer and his security team turning and running in the opposite direction after they saw Pruitt approaching.

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